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The Cowboy and the Lady
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The Cowboy and the Lady

1938-11-17 · 91 min · ★ 6.3

Comedy · Romance · Western

Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy Stretch Willoughby. Neither the dalliance nor the cowboy fit with the upper class image projected by her esteemed father, forcing her to choose.

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Directors
H. C. Potter
Production companies
Samuel Goldwyn Productions
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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Gary CooperGary CooperStretch Willoughby
Merle OberonMerle OberonMary Smith
Patsy KellyPatsy KellyKatie Callahan
Walter BrennanWalter BrennanSugar
Fuzzy KnightFuzzy KnightBuzz
Mabel ToddMabel ToddElly
Henry KolkerHenry KolkerHorace Smith
Harry DavenportHarry DavenportUncle Hannibal Smith
Emma DunnEmma DunnMa Hawkins
Walter WalkerWalter WalkerAmes
Berton ChurchillBerton ChurchillOliver Wendell Henderson
Charles RichmanCharles RichmanDillon
Frederick VogedingFrederick VogedingCaptain
Iron Eyes CodyIron Eyes CodyRodeo Indian (uncredited)
Hank WordenHank WordenCowhand Leonard (uncredited)
Irving BaconIrving BaconChester - Smith's Secretary (uncredited)
Danny BorzageMusician (uncredited)
Franklyn FarnumFranklyn FarnumCowboy (uncredited)
George ChandlerGeorge ChandlerReporter (uncredited)
Charles ColemanCharles ColemanHorace Smith's Butler (uncredited)

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